Don't take the title of Ronnie Milsap's 2011 studio album as a manifesto: Country Again may be following on the heels of a collection of gospel but Ronnie never abandoned country. This, his first secular effort since 2006's My Life, lacks the sheen and snap of that major-label purported comeback, but part of the charm of Country Again is its ragged edges, such as the bizarre title track story of a redneck who turns his pickup into a time machine and travels into the future to discover they're playing country music again . ...
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Don't take the title of Ronnie Milsap's 2011 studio album as a manifesto: Country Again may be following on the heels of a collection of gospel but Ronnie never abandoned country. This, his first secular effort since 2006's My Life, lacks the sheen and snap of that major-label purported comeback, but part of the charm of Country Again is its ragged edges, such as the bizarre title track story of a redneck who turns his pickup into a time machine and travels into the future to discover they're playing country music again . Its narrative may not scan but its novelty is as appealing as the record's casual diversity, how Milsap winds up touching upon many of his signature styles: a bit of country-soul, a lot of smooth crooning, some hard country to balance the soft rock flirtations, all punctuated by '50s rock & roll throwbacks. Milsap's voice is certainly a little rougher than it used to be but he still knows how to slyly sell a song and he's got a strong batch of material, all elements that make Country Again quite satisfying. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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